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2 high school cross-country runners struck by car, police say

Two members of the Miamisburg High School cross-country team were struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon, police said.

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Updated: 11:51 PM EDT Aug 22, 2016

2 high school cross-country runners struck by car, police say

Two members of the Miamisburg High School cross-country team were struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon, police said.

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Updated: 11:51 PM EDT Aug 22, 2016

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WEBVTT TOCINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITALFOR A HEAD INJURY, A CUT ABOVEONE OF HIS EYES THE -- HIS EYES.POLICE SAY THE DRIVER THAT HITTHE TWO TEENS WAS HEADINGWESTBOUND, CROSSED THE BRIDGE ASPART OF MIAMISBURG CROSS-COUNTRYTEAM.>> EAST AND WEST TRAFFIC THATWOULD BE GOING ACROSS THE BRIDGEAPPARENTLY HAD THE GREEN LIGHT.TWO STUDENTS JUMPED OUT AND WERESTRUCK.EMILY: YOU CAN SEE THE DRIVER'SWHITE GMC ACADIA ON THE BRIDGE.THE DRIVER STOPPED, CALLEDPOLICE, AND WAS COOPERATIVE.SHE HAS NOT BEEN CITED SINCE THEEARLY INDICATIONS ARE THE DRIVERHAD THE GREEN LIGHT.>> ONE OF THE STUDENTS SORT OFBOUNCED OFF THE SIDE OF THEVEHICLE.THE OTHER WAS ACTUALLY RUN OVERAND WENT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.EMILY: MIAMISBURG ATHLETICDIRECTOR SAID THE ACCIDENT TOOKPLACE ABOUT 4.5 MILES INTO THERUN AND FOR SAFETY REASONS, TOCROSS-COUNTRY COACHES WERE WITHTHEM.ONE RUNNING IN FRONT AND THEOTHER BEHIND THE TEENS.>> IN GENERAL, JUST EATING AWARE-- JUST BEING AWARE OF THEVEHICLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.EMILY: THE POLICE DEPARTMENTSAYS THERE IS A CROSSWALK IN THEROAD WHERE THE TEAM TRIED TOCROSS, BUT TRAFFIC LAWS GIVE THECAR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BECAUSE ITHAD THE GREEN LIGHT WHILEENTERING THE INTERSECTION.THE POLICE CHIEF TELLING ME HEDOES NOT EXPECT CHARGES TO BEFILED AGAINST THE DRIVER.

2 high school cross-country runners struck by car, police say

Two members of the Miamisburg High School cross-country team were struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon, police said.